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Tag Archives: Ireson Hill
Curiosity: Northwest by north
Sol 1690, May 8, 2017. As Curiosity continues southeast toward Vera Rubin Ridge, it is slowly but surely climbing. A look behind the rover with the Navcam shows, beyond the Murray Formation slabs and rocks which Curiosity is currently driving … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Hazcam views, fore and aft
Sol 1665, April 12, 2017. A bright day in Gale Crater on Mars, and Curiosity stands partway across its rock-and-sand path toward Vera Rubin Ridge and eventually Mt. Sharp. At top right is the view from the front Hazcam, while … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Looking around from dune stop #2
Sol 1619, February 24, 2017. The Navcam looks southward toward Mt. Sharp across the Bagnold sands (above), while the right front Hazcam details the arm’s placement over the sand surface, with buttes in the background (right). Click either image to … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Leaving the buttes behind
Sol 1617, February 22, 2017. A three-frame composite by Curiosity’s Navcam shows the buttes (Ireson Hill at right) receding as the rover drives onto the edge of the Bagnold sands. Note the imprints of its wheels at right as they … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Hazcams, fore and aft
Sol 1612, February 17, 2017. Classic views from the Hazcams, front and back. Mt. Sharp on the horizon ahead and Ireson Hill behind on the right. The Bagnold Sands make a sea out of which layered rocks rise like islands. … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Finishing up at Ireson Hill
Sol 1610, February 14, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The activities planned for Sol 1609 went well, and MAHLI focus data indicate that high-resolution images of Perry were successfully acquired. So we’re ready to drive away from Ireson … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Checking Ireson Hill’s stratigraphy
Sol 1608, February 13, 2017. The Navcam shot a three-frame composite image to capture the stratigraphic layers in the rocks exposed in Ireson Hill. Click image to enlarge it. Sol 1608 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location.
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Curiosity update: Studying Ireson Hill
Sol 1606-08, February 10, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our drive on Sol 1605 was successful, putting us in a good position for weekend science on the northeast side of Ireson Hill. The sol 1606 plan starts off … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Toward Ireson Hill
Sol 1604-05, February 10, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: On Sol 1604 we wrapped up at the first stop of this second phase of the Bagnold Dune campaign. The plan started off, as usual for the dune campaign, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Calderwood, Carys Woods, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Ireson Hill, Mapleton, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Drill brake issue, ChemCam, REMS, and the terrain ahead
[Editor note: Blog post by Emily Lakdawalla, the Planetary Society] Since my last update, the Curiosity mission has developed a better understanding of the problem that prevented them from drilling at Precipice, but its intermittent nature has slowed the development … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Hematite Ridge, Ireson Hill, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Sebina, Stimson Formation, Vera Rubin Ridge
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